April 20, 2010

The Vault is a coin bank made of LEGO bricks. It has a secret door that opens in three steps. Only its creator knows the correct sequence. Of course you could smash it on a concrete floor but it would be like blowing up your local bank to make a withdrawal : it is not advisable.

April 5, 2010

The ultimate master plan of Utopolis is laid out in the orthogonal method. Eight-brick high bridges serve as the grid to which buildings are attached. The City is conceived to sit on a shallow body of water - perhaps extending from the shore of a lake of the ocean. The modular design of the structures make the arrangement flexible and allow a continuous expansion. The following photos show the first official assembling of the metropolis in 2006.

April 3, 2010

Skyhooks are structures orbitting Coruscant and are owned by important persons to keep their precious things safe rather than having them on the surface. Darth Vader owned several of them. Circular structures are always a challenge in LEGO building and this one shows a great mastering of the medium. This piece is made of 6900 pieces.